Fiberart Musings: Twelve by Twelve Themes Series

Summer Scourge

12" x 12"

With this theme I wanted to go with a close-up, and decided my embellisher would be perfect for showing the texture of this plant.

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Cocoa Beans

12" x 12"

I wanted to be a little untraditional and go right to the source of the subject, which was chocolate.

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Similar Differences

12" x 12"

I wanted to show the positives and negatives of belonging to a community, the feeling of being in the right place, and the feeling of being left out on the fringe.

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On Top of the World

12" x 12"

Straddling the Peru - Bolivia border at 12,500 feet, you really feel on top of the world. I tried to convey the peaceful feeling we had visiting there.

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Enlightenment

12" x 12"

For the Illumination theme, I chose to go with an eastern religious idea of illumination signifying enlightenment.

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Lost City

12" x 12"

In my shelter piece, I'm trying to convey the feeling of transience. Since living spaces come and go, more importance should be placed on the people who live their lives day aft day, the same as we do.

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By the Numbers

12" x 12"

The idea for this work was to show my frustration with math while trying over the years to help my children with their homework.

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Time Out

12" x 12"

When I was a kid, we had a rocking chair in the living room, and whenever I was hurt, physically or emotionally, my mom would hold me and rock me until I was better. In this piece, I am weaving the memories of my childhood together.

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Man's Darkest Side through the Windows of Hope

12" x 12"

We visited Hiroshima and it was a moving experience. It was winter and the tree was very stark and very fitting with feelings I had looking at the building.

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Female

12" x 12"

Gender is the most basic factor governing our identity. We are many things to many people, and ultimately this is just one symbol of our complex being.

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Hot Hot Hot

12" x 12"

Two of my passions are travel and art. I want to visit India, and I realized that this piece looked a lot like something Hunderwasser would do, so I was pleased to be able to combine these two favorites.

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Twelve Women

12" x 12"

Twelve Women celebrates twelve friendships and our future endeavors. Thank you Diane for starting this group, and thanks to the rest of you for being strong, creative women that you (we) are.

Part of the Twelve by Twelve Collaborative Art Quilt Project